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The Honest
Website Playbook.

Everything a trade or local service business needs to build a website that actually gets found, gets calls, and wins the job — written by someone who builds them for a living.

39 pages Real numbers, no fluff Free, no card required

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Cover of The Honest Website Playbook by Zenlio 39 pages, free

Real pages from the real book.

Not a teaser. Here's a genuine look at six spreads, exactly as they read in the PDF you'll get, so you can judge the substance before you hand over an email address.

Chapter 3 page: the free website trap, three types of free offer compared
Chapter 3
The free website trap

The three places a "free" website actually comes from, five questions to ask before accepting one, and the real cost of one missed job.

Chapter 1 page: DIY or done-for-you, the honest maths
Chapter 1
DIY or done-for-you: the honest maths

The real hourly cost of building it yourself, the breakeven test against one missed job, and when DIY genuinely makes sense.

Chapter 4 page: seven questions that sort the pros from the cowboys
Chapter 4
Seven questions that sort the pros from the cowboys

Exactly what to ask any website provider on a phone call, plus the good answer and the red flag for each one.

Chapter 13 page: setting up Google Business Profile, click by click
Chapter 13
Setting up Google Business Profile, click by click

An 8-step walkthrough with two copy-and-paste templates: a business description and a review request message.

Chapter 21 page: the anatomy of a page that converts
Chapter 21
The anatomy of a page that converts

Five things that quietly kill conversions, and the exact structure to check your own site against, line by line.

Chapter 26 page: your 90-day action plan
Chapter 26
Your 90-day action plan

Everything in the book, in the order to actually do it: days 1–30, 31–60, and 61–90, as a checklist.

See the whole arc, cover to cover.

From the opening decision, through the tactical chapters, to the 90-day plan on the last page. A short, honest look before you commit your email address.

39 pages across 4 parts: decide, build, get found, and maintain
Copy-and-paste templates, not just theory
Real UK figures throughout, not vague ranges
Written for trades and local service businesses specifically
Animated flip-through of The Honest Website Playbook, showing the cover, five interior chapter spreads, and the back cover in sequence

Cover → Ch.1 → Ch.4 → Ch.13 → Ch.21 → Ch.26 → back cover

Four parts, twenty-six chapters.

Part One
The decision
DIY vs done-for-you
Freelancer vs agency
Vetting a provider
Setting a real budget
Part Two
The build
Choosing a platform
The six essentials
Site map & structure
Service & area pages
Part Three
Getting found
Google Business Profile
Schema & technical SEO
Reviews that convert
Being visible in AI search
Part Four
Winning the click
Pages that convert
The 10-minute diagnostic
Monthly maintenance
Your 90-day plan

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A few honest answers.

Is it actually free?
Yes. One email address gets you the full 39-page PDF, immediately. No trial, no card, no upsell page in between.
Will I get sales calls or a newsletter?
No. Your email is used to send the confirmation and, occasionally, something genuinely useful. No autodialler, no drip sequence.
Who is this actually for?
Trade and local service business owners deciding whether to build their own website, hire someone, or work out if their current one is actually working.
Does it just pitch Zenlio the whole way through?
No. It's mostly maths, checklists, and templates you can use with any provider, or on your own. Zenlio gets one honest mention where it's relevant, not on every page.